Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Malay Borneo
The Borneo Rainforest Lodge combines the childhood dream of staying in a treehouse with an astonishing level of luxury for a hotel that lies deep in the rainforest. With conservation and animal welfare at its core, this project is serious about making sure their guests understand how to behave around any wildlife that comes close, especially the orang-utans. Each cabin has a terrace where you can sit quietly and enjoy the sounds of the jungle, and some are furnished with outdoor hot-tubs and private infinity pools for added indulgence. However, the tree-top canopy walkway is the resort’s crowning glory, allowing guests to wander between high viewing platforms and gaze out into the wilderness. With a little patience, you might find something gazing back.
Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge, Malay Borneo
Staying in Borneo's rainforest, our next recommendation is on the banks of Sabah’s longest river. The Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge is ideal for getting out on the water and close to the animals who make their homes here. You have a good chance of spotting proboscis monkeys (unique to Borneo) pygmy elephants, otters and a vibrant variety of birdlife, as well as catching the odd glimpse of those beautiful orangutans. Once again, eco-sustainability has top priority and the hotel minimises its environmental footprint with efficient water purification technology and minimal waste. After a day exploring the forest, you can fall asleep in a room set high among the trees, completing your immersive experience of the rainforest.
Klotok house boat, Tanjung Puting National Park, Kalimantan
If a daytrip on the river isn’t enough, then staying aboard a klotok house boat, gently traversing the waterways of Tanjung Puting National Park, might quench your thirst for watery adventure! Although the accommodation is simple, as you would expect from a small wooden vessel, the experience of observing the riverbank from a different vantage point is well worth it. Moving quietly across the water, the klotok avoids frightening off the wildlife. As they leave the shelter of the forest to drink at the river’s edge, you may see orang-utans, macaques, proboscis monkeys, crocodiles, hornbills, and any number of other creatures who live in the mangrove swamps and thick jungle which make up this protected parkland.
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